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Asteroid hurtling towards Earth
Reuters ^ | October 07, 2008

Posted on 10/07/2008 3:20:16 PM PDT by presidio9

AN asteroid discovered today will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours

-SNIP-

The asteroid would create a large fireball about 10.46pm EDT (1.46pm AEST) as it burns up, a team at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said.

"We want to stress that this object is -SNIP- a threat," said Timothy Spahr, director of the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center at Harvard in Massachusetts.

"We're excited since this is the first time we have issued a prediction that an object will enter Earth's atmosphere," Dr Spahr said.

The asteroid, known as a meteoroid,

-SNIP-

"A typical meteor comes from an object the size of a grain of sand," said Gareth Williams of the Minor Planet Centre.

"This meteor will be a real humdinger in comparison."

It would be visible from eastern Africa and would evaporate over Sudan, the scientists said.

"We really hope that someone will manage to photograph it," said Mr Williams.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


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1 posted on 10/07/2008 3:20:20 PM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9

Bush’s Fault!!!


2 posted on 10/07/2008 3:21:32 PM PDT by NordP (PALIN POWER: She's Reagan in heels, Teddy Roosevelt in a dress & like Rummy at a press conference!)
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To: presidio9

Yesterday’s news.


3 posted on 10/07/2008 3:22:13 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
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To: presidio9

Interesting. Thanks for posting.


4 posted on 10/07/2008 3:22:51 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: presidio9

Is this going to affect my 401k?


5 posted on 10/07/2008 3:23:43 PM PDT by IncPen (We are but a moment's sunlight, fading in the grass ...)
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To: PGalt

Check back in a few hours. I was going to post it again, in case anyone like you missed it.


6 posted on 10/07/2008 3:25:38 PM PDT by presidio9 (What's the difference between Global Universalists and National Exceptionalists? -The 2008 election.)
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To: presidio9
I think it already hit a few days ago.

It destroyed the earth.

7 posted on 10/07/2008 3:26:26 PM PDT by liege
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To: IncPen
Is this going to affect my 401k?

No that is Bush's fault.

8 posted on 10/07/2008 3:26:30 PM PDT by just me (JELLY BEANS AND WINKS...)
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To: presidio9

It will probably only miss us by a trillion miles or so! We’re doomed! DOOOOOOOOOMED I tell ya!


9 posted on 10/07/2008 3:27:03 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: presidio9

Wormwood


10 posted on 10/07/2008 3:27:51 PM PDT by Licensed-To-Carry (Time to dig out the pitchforks and torches...............)
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To: presidio9

Obama will call this a “distraction” from the real issues.


11 posted on 10/07/2008 3:28:42 PM PDT by babydubya1981 (Homeschooling Moms for McCain/Palin 08)
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To: presidio9

You edited that like it was a Republican giving an interview to NBC.


12 posted on 10/07/2008 3:29:42 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

this should finish off the stock market - its the end of the world!


13 posted on 10/07/2008 3:30:35 PM PDT by Gasshog (eyes open, mouth too - tough!)
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To: IronJack

In Vs. 8, there is a pretty clear description of an asteroid impact for someone in the late-bronze age:

7The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

8The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, 9a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water— 11the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.

12The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and . . .


14 posted on 10/07/2008 3:30:48 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Wish it was Palin/McCain)
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To: babydubya1981

Great minds.


15 posted on 10/07/2008 3:31:15 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Wish it was Palin/McCain)
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To: presidio9

Ya know, a little psyops action could go a long, long way towards cleaning up the situation over there. Or making it very, very worse.


16 posted on 10/07/2008 3:31:45 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (don't worry, they only want to take water out of the other guy's side of the bucket.)
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To: presidio9
"AN asteroid discovered today will hit Earth's atmosphere "

If there were to be another Tunguska event with in 24 hours of discovery, would they tell us?

17 posted on 10/07/2008 3:32:03 PM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: presidio9

Must be Farrakhan’s Mothership coming to pick up Obama’s brother before someone else tries to show the world how he lives off $12 a year while his brother raises over half a billion dollars to spend on telling people he’s an okay guy. You would think he would come up with something for his brother to do to pay him a couple hundred dollars and let him retire.

Didn’t Obama introduce legislation to give $700M in foreign aid? And he can’t find a couple hundred dollars so his brother doesn’t have to live in a slum waiting to be hacked to death with a machete? Before you give my money away, how about you give some of your own to your brother.


18 posted on 10/07/2008 3:33:52 PM PDT by dannyboy72a
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To: presidio9

Obama will use this as justification to send our troops into Darfur.


19 posted on 10/07/2008 3:35:25 PM PDT by According2RecentPollsAirIsGood
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To: presidio9

I thought this was last night????


20 posted on 10/07/2008 3:36:55 PM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to preserve it.)
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To: presidio9

“AN asteroid discovered today will hit Earth’s atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours”

So much for all of the space eyes.


21 posted on 10/07/2008 3:42:10 PM PDT by weegee (Obama's a uniter?"I want you to argue with them (friends,neighbors,Republicans) & get in their face")
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To: presidio9

Too bad it’s not aiming for a well in Iran...


22 posted on 10/07/2008 3:42:19 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: presidio9

“We want to stress that this object is -SNIP- a threat,”

Trying to emulate Katie Couric or AP?


23 posted on 10/07/2008 3:43:34 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: presidio9

Not that I would miss Sudan anyway....but lay out a couple hundred Teddy Muhammads and everything will be fine.


24 posted on 10/07/2008 3:46:11 PM PDT by Morgana (Go Sarah Go Sarah Go Sarah! What's his name/Sarah Palin '08)
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To: According2RecentPollsAirIsGood
Obama will use this as justification to send our troops into Darfur.

Look, Obama has already said that he's going to pull all of our troops out of Iraq, and put them into Afganistan. Then he's going to capture bin Laden, even if it means invading Pakistan. And I, for one, am going to trust him on that.

25 posted on 10/07/2008 3:46:32 PM PDT by presidio9 (What's the difference between Global Universalists and National Exceptionalists? -The 2008 election.)
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To: presidio9

what, no picture of Bruce Willis?


26 posted on 10/07/2008 3:47:56 PM PDT by RDTF (my worst nightmare is being on jury duty sequestered with 11 liberals)
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To: NordP

“Bush’s Fault!!!”

You suck. LOL

I saw the headline and thought what a perfect time to say Bush’s Fault....


27 posted on 10/07/2008 3:57:35 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: RDTF
No [problem. The black hole created by the super collider will just suck it in.
28 posted on 10/07/2008 4:00:07 PM PDT by JimC214
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To: NordP

Make sure you keep your ‘snips’ strategically placed to try and scare someone that hasn’t been following the story for the past few days.


29 posted on 10/07/2008 4:01:55 PM PDT by Netizen (If McCain really put 'Country First' he'd have been working on securing our borders.)
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To: presidio9

It is only a matter of time until we experience another Tunguska.


30 posted on 10/07/2008 4:02:19 PM PDT by Aglooka
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To: Aglooka
It is only a matter of time until we experience another Tunguska.

Or worse.

31 posted on 10/07/2008 4:05:40 PM PDT by Mediocrates
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To: Aglooka

Barrak Obaaama today stated, “This isn’t the Tunguska I knew...”

Obaaama spokespersonofcolorandindeterminategender today
released this statement, “This is just another smear, a
cosmic smear by the Palin/McCain Cabal. We won’t stand here and be blown over again, it’s time someone stood up to Sarah Palin and her Alaskan machine, how about it, stand up Chuck!”.


32 posted on 10/07/2008 4:09:51 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: neodad

2:46 UT Tuesday morning. Already happened.


33 posted on 10/07/2008 4:10:55 PM PDT by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
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To: presidio9
He shall raise my hand and

said asteroid shall be gone!


34 posted on 10/07/2008 4:11:00 PM PDT by McGruff (Sarah. We crave red meat. Red meat!)
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To: presidio9
As phase "major banks collapse" begins (1), following the script previously explained by Prophet (2), a poster compares it with an asteroid impact on Earth,

Reply from Prophet:

"Although there was never any asteroid impact on Earth, your comparison still is correct, since this is also not a depression. This is .... the end of an age that has only existed once on Earth, and consequently something that never took place on Earth before.
Reminder: End of another age that also existed only once on Earth, was explained first by same prophet". (3)

Notes

(1) ...

(2) ...

(3) http://theverysimpletruth.blogspot.com/

35 posted on 10/07/2008 4:13:36 PM PDT by VlPu
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To: IronJack

so much to do, so little time


36 posted on 10/07/2008 4:14:54 PM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: golfisnr1

“I have received confirmation that a KLM airliner, roughly 750 nautical miles southwest of the predicted atmospheric impact position, has observed a short flash just before the expected impact time 0246 UTC,” Kuiper was quoted as saying. “Because of the distance it was not a very large phenomenon, but still a confirmation that some bright meteor has been seen in the predicted direction.”

The object was discovered by an ongoing survey at Mount Lemmon run by the University of Arizona. The atmospheric entry was to occur at 10:46 p.m. ET Monday (0246 UTC or 5:46 a.m. local time Tuesday) over northern Sudan, according to Steve Chesley of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.


37 posted on 10/07/2008 4:14:54 PM PDT by golfisnr1 (Democrats are like roaches - hard to get rid of.)
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To: presidio9
AN asteroid discovered today will hit Earth's atmosphere over Sudan in a few hours

Can someone nudge it over to Kenya?

38 posted on 10/07/2008 4:16:59 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: presidio9

Can we steer it towards mecca?


39 posted on 10/07/2008 4:17:51 PM PDT by rrrod
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To: presidio9

Happened last night.


40 posted on 10/07/2008 4:17:59 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurtureĀ™)
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To: IncPen
Is this going to affect my 401k?

As of this posting you probably don't have one left...........

Say thank you U.S. Government........

41 posted on 10/07/2008 4:22:13 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Polar bears who suffer depression and anxiety due to the global warming threat are bi-polar bears)
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To: commish

It did hit last night: http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/415593


42 posted on 10/07/2008 4:31:56 PM PDT by AngelaAZ
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To: presidio9

If it hits the earth it will be Bush’s fault, If it just creates a great light show it will be a sign from God in favor of Obama.


43 posted on 10/07/2008 4:35:29 PM PDT by yazoo
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To: liege

It killed my pet DINOSAURS!!! ALL of them DIED!!!

...of course I’m still here, my kids, the dogs, the cat...


44 posted on 10/07/2008 4:36:35 PM PDT by J40000
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To: presidio9

If Obama wins, I’ll welcome a big asteroid.


45 posted on 10/07/2008 4:43:32 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: mlocher
Can someone nudge it over to Kenya?

Not before we get Obama's birth cert out of there.

46 posted on 10/07/2008 4:44:30 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom
Not before we get Obama's birth cert out of there.

Oops. My bad.

47 posted on 10/07/2008 5:05:14 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: presidio9

48 posted on 10/07/2008 5:07:09 PM PDT by fr_freak
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To: presidio9

I saw an unusually bright fireball last night in Colorado, moving north to south lots of blue and orange and then disappeared.....almost looked like it was on a flight path to COS, but moving much too fast for that.

I’ve only seen one event that was brighter in my 60 years


49 posted on 10/07/2008 5:12:23 PM PDT by cookcounty (Dismissing Ayers as a 1960's radical is like saying Barbara Walters was a 1960's TV dogfood salesman)
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To: silverleaf

we can move it;-)


50 posted on 10/07/2008 5:27:52 PM PDT by QQQQ
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